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the road to success Con đường đến thành công Places





Although the road is slippery, he drives so fast. Mặc dù đường trơn, anh ấy vẫn đi nhanh. * 099
Despite the road being slippery, he drives fast. Đường trơn. Tuy vậy anh ấy vẫn đi nhanh. * 099


like: The road
stages on the road traversed, past stage bước đường
initiate, pave the way for, open the road (to something) mở đường



1668 The road is usually very quiet. There isn't much tra c. Con đường này thường rất yên tĩnh. Không có nhiều xe cộ.
2019 EN He could remember driving along the road just before the accident, but he couldn't remember the accident itself. Anh ấy nhớ được lúc lái xe trên đường ngay trước khi có tai nạn nhưng anh ấy không thể nhớ được chính lúc tai nạn.
2169 lot of tra c on the roads. Vì kì nghỉ bắt đầu Thứ sáu nên đường có vẻ nhiều xe cộ.
2541 EN The road connecting the two (2) towns is very narrow. Con đường nối hai thị trấn rất hẹp.
2549 The road damaged in the storm has now been repaired. Con đường bị con bão phá nay đã được sửa lại.

The road ahead was blocked. ahead
They walked slowly along the road. along
The road continues as straight as an arrow. arrow
He turned his attention back to the road again. attention
There's a bank down the road. be
She rode off down the road with the dog running behind. behind
The road bent sharply to the right. bend
a sharp bend in the road bend
The road continues beyond the village up into the hills. beyond
Their house is at the bottom end of Bury Road (= the end furthest from where you enter the road). bottom
a single broken white line across the road broken
It was several hours before the road was cleared after the accident. clear
close sth (to sb/sth): The road was closed to traffic for two days. close
cross (over): I waved and she crossed over (= crossed the road towards me). cross
cross sth: to cross a/the road cross
cross over sth: He crossed over the road and joined me. cross
The roads cross just outside the town. cross
a curve in the road curve
The road curved around the bay. curve
Commuters will face long delays on the roads today. delay
The road was blocked in both directions. direction
Go down the road till you reach the traffic lights. down
The dead body was just dumped by the roadside. dump
Turn right at the end of the road. end
Take extra care on the roads this evening. extra
We could hear their voices growing fainter as they walked down the road. faint
I saw her on the far side of the road. far
farther along the road farther
the house farthest away from the road farthest
The suggestion to close the road has found favour with (= been supported by) local people. favour
Keep your eyes firmly fixed on the road ahead. firmly
fit to do sth: Your car isn't fit to be on the road! fit
The road stretched ahead across the flat landscape. flat
The road went on for miles and miles. for
She is hoping her US debut will be the first step on the road to fame and fortune. fortune
The hospital is further down the road. further
The car went skidding off the road into a ditch. go
Give me your hand (= hold my hand) while we cross the road. hand
Highway patrol officers closed the road. highway
Water had collected in the holes in the road. hole
I was driving in the inside lane (= the part nearest the edge, not the middle of the road). inside
join sth: The path joins the road near the trees. join
Look left and right before you cross the road. left
Be careful not to cross the line (= the broken line painted down the middle of the road). line
The sheep had got out and were loose on the road. loose
The nearest bank is about half a mile down the road. mile
The hotel is the only white building on the road—you can't miss it. miss
The road soon became narrower and steeper. narrow
The road will be opened again in a few hours after police have cleared it. open
We live further down on the opposite side of the road. opposite
There's a newly married couple living opposite (= on the other side of the road). opposite
The bank is opposite the supermarket (= on the other side of the road). opposite
The boy dashed out into the road. out
The car skidded off the road and rolled over and over. over
He lives over the road. over
parallel to/with sth: The road and the canal are parallel to each other. parallel
The road was so narrow that cars were unable to pass. pass
There were tiny pieces of glass all over the road. piece
Keep on the right side of the road. right
They live just along/up/down the road (= further on the same road). road
He was walking along the road when he was attacked. road
The road's blocked—you'll have to drive the long way round. round
The road runs parallel to the river. run
The car ran off the road into a ditch. run
Will the car be safe parked in the road? safe
The road will remain sealed off until the police have completed their investigations. seal sth off
That section of the road is still closed. section
The new leader has set the party on the road to success. set
a sharp bend in the road sharp
The road fell sharply to the sea. sharply
The road was covered with a sheet of ice. sheet
The roads should be less crowded today. should
A van was parked at the side of the road. side
They drive on the left-hand side of the road in Japan. side
The truck skidded sideways across the road. sideways
The child ran into the road and was struck by a car. strike
The road turns to the left after the church. turn
The road twists and turns along the coast. twist
The dog squeezed under the gate and ran into the road. under
They've had the road up (= with the surface broken or removed) to lay some pipes. up
We live just up the road, past the post office. up
With a wave and a shout he ran down the road to meet us. wave
Look both ways (= look left and right) before crossing the road. way
The road was just wide enough for two vehicles to pass. wide
He was driving on the wrong side of the road. wrong